“Our budgets are nothing less than a statement of our values. Republicans’ values are clear: big tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and no concern for the challenges faced by hardworking Americans.“There’s nothing new here. Just more of the same Republican agenda to protect the special interests by ransacking the future of America’s hardworking families. Not only does this latest Republican budget fail to address the dangerous impact of the sequester on domestic priorities this year, it inflicts in future years even deeper cuts on the critical investments we need to keep America number one in the global economy. It also once again ends the Medicare guarantee, turning Medicare into a voucher program, and forces current seniors to pay more for preventive services.
“The Republican budget will make it harder to live the American Dream – harder to buy a home, harder to send a kid to college, and harder to enjoy a secure and dignified retirement. House Democrats believe in a budget that invests in the families who are the backbone of our country, instead of this Republican plan to abandon hardworking Americans. We will continue to make the case for Congress to focus on bigger paychecks and better infrastructure for every American family.”
